A. L. Buehrer What I Write and Why

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Introducing "The Art of Lightplay"

I’ve finished the first draft of a new novel. This novel is a bit of a
land-mark, being about thirty-thousand words longer than my previous
record-holder, “End of the Saros.” I can’t remember when I started it—I don’t
keep track of dates, but I know it didn’t actually feel like it took
forever—which is probably a good sign.

Here’s a quick run-down of the stats of “The Art of Lightplay” as of
now.

Length: 139,826 words

Genre: Hard to say. Gothic/alternative reality/fantasy/sci-fi…?

Audience: mostly Christian Young Adult

Stage of production: first editing round

Hopeful Release Time: September 2016

“The Art of Lightplay” Synopsis:

The only strange thing about
Fiireah’s quiet island life seems to have finally settled in her past, until she
goes to explore a deserted neighboring island and discovers that things are not
always how they appear. There, three young recluses have set themselves apart
from the world to devote their time to the study of a little-known ability on
the razor-edge of science—the art of lightplay.

As Fiireah joins them in their pursuit of lightplay’s use and meaning,
she finds herself in the midst of a deeply personal controversy. When something
terrible awakens from the past, sides must be taken—even with a dangerously
incomplete understanding of what it all entails.

I’ll be working on editing and polishing “Lightplay” extensively this
month, before passing it to a few beta-readers for further input. It’s been a
lot of fun, and I hope to produce something out-of-the-ordinary for you all
sometime at the end of this summer. We’ll see how it goes.